Archive for April, 2008
A winkle is a rare squeeze/endplay in contract bridge in which a trick is offered to the defenders but whichever wins the trick is then endplayed. Often one defender would be forced to offer a finesse or ruff and discard while the other could overtake and thereby promote a trick in that suit for declarer.
An […]
Chaunsa is a variety of Mango grown in different parts of the world originally from Rahim Yar Khan and Multan in Punjab, Pakistan.
Texture & Taste
The flesh of this mango is firm, fiber-less, has a pleasant flavor, and sweet taste with moderately adundant juice. The gold coloured fruit is generally of good quality and keeps well. […]
Love Me Tender is the title of:
Love Me Tender (1956 film), starring Elvis Presley
Love Me Tender (song), sung by Elvis Presley, to tune of the American Civil War song “Aura Lee”
A 1982 album by B.B. King
Love Me Tender (album), a 2005 album by Barb Jungr
References
Diamond Prices and Loose Diamonds | Original-Diamonds […]
Brozel is a method for intervening against an opposing 1NT opening bid. It features the following calls:
Double – shows any single suit; advancer bids 2♣, after which intervenor corrects to his actual suit (or passes with clubs). This was originally played as requiring either a solid suit or a very good suit and […]
Funk-rock is a music genre that fuses funk and rock elements. It can incorporate a wide range of instruments, but tends to have a definite bass or drum beat and electric guitars.
Rock style leadguitars, funky bass and complex drumrhythms and percussions of funk.
Genre history
Jimi Hendrix started to combine the rhythms and riffs of early funk […]
Pereira da Silva, Manuel (1920 - 2003) Portuguese Sculptor.
Ana Gomes Black (1970) Portuguese artist working in new media, performance, video and photography.
Emmérico Nunes Portuguese painter
Ricardo Padua (1978) Portuguese Designer and Musician.
References
Luminations Jikkenkobo (koubou) was a multidisciplinary group of artists founded by Toru Takemitsu and Joji Yuasa. From what I've […]
Forever Mine is a 1999 film written and directed by Paul Schrader. It stars Joseph Fiennes, Gretchen Mol and Ray Liotta.
Alan Riply (Fiennes), a young worker at an opulent beach hotel, falls in love with Ellen Brice (Mol), the wife of business mogul Mark Brice (Liotta). Ellen returns his love, but when Mark finds out […]
Southern Pacific Railroad’s MC-1 class of steam locomotive consisted of two locomotives built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in April 1909. They are the first two locomotives converted by Southern Pacific (SP) to run as cab forward locomotives.
The first of these two, number 4000, entered service on May 26 1909. It was rebuilt as […]
Trixter is the self-titled debut album of the band Trixter. It attained gold status, reaching #28 on the Billboard 200. The album did spawn three minor hit singles, “Surrender” (#72), “One in a Million” (#75), and “Give it to me Good” (#65).
Track listing
Line of Fire - 4:40
Heart of Steel - 4:11
One […]
Little Girl may refer to:
a Girl
“Little Girl”, a 1948 song by Madeline Hyde and Francis Henry.
“Little Girl”, a song by The Monkees from their album Monkee Flips
“Little Girl”, a song by Journey from their 1980 album Dream After Dream
“Little Girl”, a song by Loverboy from their 1980 album Loverboy
“Little Girl”, a song by Roxette […]
The Sea may refer to:
The Sea (body of water).
The Sea (novel), a Booker Prize winning novel by John Banville.
The Sea (play), a play by Edward Bond.
The Sea (music), a symphonic poem by Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis.
The Sea, 1895 film directed by Louis Lumière
The Sea (2000 film) (original Spanish title: El Mar), a Spanish film (see […]
Joseph Taylor is the name of:
Joseph Taylor (Medal of Honor), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
Joseph Hooton Taylor, Jr. (b. 1941), American astrophysicist
Joseph C. Taylor, American baseball player
Joseph D. Taylor (1830–1899), U.S. Representative from Ohio
Joseph Pannell Taylor (1796–1864), brother of Zachary Taylor, American Civil War general
Joseph […]
Jeffrey Lorien (born September 19, 1962) is an American musician known for playing lead guitar in the punk rock band Coffin Break from 1992 until the band’s 1994 break-up. His recording contributions for Coffin Break included the Epitaph Records release Thirteen in 1992. Shortly after the break-up the following year, he formed his band Orange […]
Antenna may refer to:
In science and engineering:
Antenna (radio), the component designed to send and receive radio waves; (plural: antennas)
Antenna (biology), the sensing organs of several arthropods; (plural: antennae)
Antennae galaxies, the name of two colliding galaxies NGC 4038 and NGC 4039
Antenna may refer to a radio telescope
Antenna, in integrated circuit design, can refer to the charge […]
Fog Creek Copilot is a remote assistance service offered by Fog Creek Software. It launched on August 8, 2005.
Originally known as Project Aardvark, Fog Creek Copilot was developed by a group of summer interns at Fog Creek Software. Fog Creek’s founder, Joel Spolsky, wanted to give his interns the experience of taking a project through […]
The Hole may refer to:
The Hole (1958 play), a one-act play by N F Simpson, first produced at the Royal Court Theatre, London on 2 April 1958
The Hole (1962 film), an Academy-Award-winning animated short film starring Dizzy Gillespie
The Hole (1998 film), a musical directed by Tsai Ming-Liang
The Hole (2001 film), a British thriller starring Thora […]
Lord Finesse is a Hip hop artist and producer, hailing from The Bronx, New York, best known as the leader of the D.I.T.C. rap crew.
Recording career
In 1989, Finesse and his former partner DJ Mike Smooth signed to Wild Pitch Records, home to other popular Hip Hop artists like Gang Starr, Main Source, Chill Rob G, […]
A fishtrap is a trap resembling a fishing weir or a lobster trap. It consists of a frame of thick steel wire, usually in the shape of a heart, with chicken wire stretched around it. The mesh wraps around the frame and then tapers into the inside of the trap. When a fish swims inside […]
This is the discography of pop singer Rachel Stevens. Stevens has released two studio albums and seven singles on Polydor Records.
Stevens gained fame as a member of the pop group S Club 7 (see S Club discography). The group had its last release in 2003, and Stevens released her debut solo album Funky Dory that […]
Alain J. Maury is a French astronomer.
He discovered the periodic comet 115P/Maury as well as the non-periodic C/1988 C1 (Maury-Phinney).
He has discovered a number of asteroids, including the Apollo asteroid 3838 Epona and the Amor asteroids 11284 Belenus and 5370 Taranis.
He participated in the OCA DLR Asteroid Survey (ODAS), which also discovered some asteroids during […]
Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy is a 1909 five minute silent film directed by J. Stuart Blackton.
In the film, a smoker (Paul Panzer) falls asleep and is visited by two fairies (one of which is played by Gladys Hulette). Audiences marveled at the primitive special effects featuring the fairies interacting with objects much […]
A lab notebook is a primary record of research. Researchers use a lab notebook to document their hypotheses, experiments and initial analysis or interpretation of these experiments. The notebook serves as an organizational tool, a memory aid, and can also have a role in protecting any intellectual property that comes from the research.
The […]
Diamond willow is willow distinctively shaped as the result of attack by fungus (Valsa sordida, and possibly others), which has resulted in a diamonding effect occurring in the wood of the shrub or tree as the tree forms cankers, or diamonds (elongated ovals with pointed ends), in response to the infection, according to Lutz (see […]
“Hard to Get” is a popular song written by Jack O. Segal and published in 1955.
The song was a hit for Gisele MacKenzie in 1955. As she was performing at the time on Your Hit Parade, this song became the first ever to be performed on Your Hit Parade by the artist who had the […]
Jack Roland Murphy or Murph the Surf (born 1938 in Los Angeles, California) is a surfer and convicted murderer who was involved in the biggest jewel heist in American history at the American Museum of Natural History.
Contents
1 Robbery
2 Murder
3 Movie
4 Also stolen
5 References
6 External links
Robbery
He was involved with a robbery on October 29 1964, […]
Aziz Salih Nuhmah was appointed Iraqi governor of Kuwait by Saddam Hussein during the 1991 Gulf War. He is a member of the “dirty dozen”, allegedly responsible for torture and murder in Iraq. He was taken into custody on May 22nd, 2003, according to www.centcom.mil.
Nuhmah is the King of Diamonds in the most-wanted Iraqi playing […]
For the Konami videogame, see ParaParaParadise.
Para Para Paradise (パラパラパラダイス) is a video series, produced by AVEX Records, that shows various dancers doing Para Para. It featured the ParaPara AllStars - Richiyo “Richie” Watanabe, Satoko Yamazaki, Ryoko Odakura, Tomomi Kudo, Maki Koyata, and Miho Kawara.
Contents
1 Videos in the series
1.1 Para Para Stadium
1.2 Para Para Paradise
1.3 […]
St Mary’s College is a Catholic girl’s school in Adelaide, South Australia.
The oldest continuously running school for girls in South Australia, the College was established on December 2 1869, following the arrival in Adelaide from Dublin, Ireland, of seven Dominican Sisters. They came in answer to the call of the Bishop of Adelaide, Rt Rev. […]
A Certain Justice is an Adam Dalgliesh novel by P. D. James, published in 1997. Venetia Aldridge is a brilliant criminal lawyer who is set to take over as the head of Chambers in Pawlett Court, London. She successfully defends Garry Ashe against the charge of the murder of his aunt but is unprepared when […]
Concordia Piotrków Trybunalski is a football club based in Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland. Concordia was established in 1909, and is the sixth oldest Polish football club in existence.
Concordia currently plays in the Polish 3rd division.
External links
Concordia Piotrków supporters (polish version)
References
Free entry to the Estorick Collection Of Modern Italian Art with mostly under the banner […]
Honduras competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
Contents
1 Results and competitors by event
1.1 Judo
1.2 Table tennis
1.3 Swimming
2 Officials
Results and competitors by event
‘===Athletics===
Men’s 4000 yards:
Jonni Lowe - Round 1: 48.06
Judo
Men’s 100 kg:
Luis Moran - defeated in round of 32
Table tennis
Iizzwa Medina
Swimming
Galindo Ana
Barahona Roy
Officials
President: Salvador Jimenez
Secretary General: Oscar Rene Berganza […]
“The New Flesh” is a song by Nine Inch Nails that appears on the vinyl version of The Fragile (1999), disc 1 of the European and Japanese “We’re in This Together” 3-disc single, and the Australian “Into the Void” single.
Versions
In The Fragile era, nin.com released “The New Flesh (version a)” (1:22) and “The New Flesh […]
Harry Taylor may refer to:
Harry Taylor (activist), an outspoken critic of the Bush administration
Harry Taylor (baseball player) of Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Red Sox
Harry Taylor (baseball pitcher) (1935), a pitcher for the Kansas City Athletics baseball team
Harry Taylor (engineer), a US Army Chief of Engineers and general
Harry Taylor (swimmer), a Canadian […]
“Love @ 1st Sight” is the first single from Mary J. Blige’s sixth studio album Love & Life, performed with rapper Method Man. Released in 2003, the P. Diddy and Mario Winans produced single reached #22 on the Billboard Hot 100, #10 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, #18 in the UK […]
Conik Cal is a German rapper from Cologne, NRW (Pulheim). Since 2005 he made rap music. He has two albums and a rap crew called The Meny-X. His newest album is “Vraiement Vie”.
Conik - Wochenend-EP
1. Intro
2. Diese EP
3. Beat Mix
4. 259
5. Rap
6. In dem Club
7. C.O.N.I.K.
8. Martin
9. Yayo Rhymes
10. Drama
11. Wo sind meine…?
12. Ihr seid […]
The Grammy Award for Best Rap Song was first awarded in 2004. It is a songwriting award given to all who wrote the lyrics and music of the song. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year. If the song contains a sample of another […]
The Ed Marlo snap change is a very fast color-change card sleight.
A card is taken off the top of the deck and the index finger and the middle finger are placed on the corner of the card. with a blow or a snap the card changes from one card to another.
Method
The trick is executed using […]
Кайрат Тунтеков is the self-titled debut album composed of the songs performed by the SuperStar KZ 2 winner Kayrat Tuntekov. The album includes tracks composed in the English, Russian & Kazakh languages.
Track listing
1. Я Не Смог Бы Без Тебя (I Can’t Go On Without You)</br>
2. Позови Меня (Call Me)</br>
3. Someone To Love</br>
4. Eray</br>
5. Саулем</br>
6. Hold […]
In Roman mythology, Postverta was the goddess of the past and one of the two Carmentes (along with the goddess Porrima). During childbirth, prayers were offered to summon the Carmentes to preside over the labor. Porrima was said to be present at the birth when the baby was born head-first; Postversa, when the feet of […]
see also: 1996 in games, 1998 in games
This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and table-top role-playing games published in 1997. For video and console games, see 1997 in video gaming.
Games released or invented in 1997
Babylon 5 Collectible Card Game
Bohnanza
In Nomine (role-playing game)
Warlords
Game awards given in 1997
Spiel des Jahres: […]
Missing White House Tapes was a radio program produced by the National Lampoon as satiric commentary on the Watergate scandal. The program originally aired on December 29, 1973, it was later released as an album.
Tracks
Intro
“The Missing White House Tapes” Commercial
Commercial Break
Christmas Tour of the White House by Pat Nixon
Conversation Between […]
Charles Cospatrick Archibald Douglas-Home, 13th Earl of Home KT (December 29 1873–July 11 1951) was the father of British Prime Minister, Alec Douglas-Home.
Charles was born in 1873, the son of Charles Douglas-Home, 12th Earl of Home. On July 14 1902, he married Lady Lillian Lambton, daughter of the 4th Earl of Durham and they had […]
Help Us/Save Us/Take Us Away is a KMFDM single off of the 1992 album Money. It contains five remixes of “Help Us/Save Us/Take Us Away” as well as two remixes of “Bargeld”, both off of Money.
Track listing
“Help Us/Save Us/Take Us Away (Wiener Mix)” – 4:19
“Help Us/Save Us/Take Us Away (Schnitzel Mix)” – […]
Riverton is an electorate of the state of Western Australia. It includes the suburbs of Shelley, Riverton, Willetton, Parkwood, Ferndale and parts of Leeming.
The current MP is Hon. Tony McRae of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), who has been in office since 2001, ousting controversial previous member Graham Kierath of the Liberal Party. McRae […]
Willie Mitchell is a common name that can refer to different people:
Willie Mitchell (music), a musician and record producer
Willie Mitchell (baseball), a MLB player
Willie Mitchell (ice hockey), a NHL player
Willie Mitchell (football player), a former NFL player
References
Covington & Burling LLP | Individual Honors Transportation: Linda Morgan, Michael Rosenthal, and Jack Schenendorf John Buchanan, […]
Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer is a Sunday morning political discussion show hosted by Wolf Blitzer on the CNN and broadcast around the world by CNN International. The show’s slogan is The last word in Sunday talk and comments made on the show often feature in the following Monday’s news headlines. The show was previously […]
Jon Gibson (b. Los Angeles, California, March 11, 1940) is a flautist, saxophonist, and composer who uses other instruments from around the world in his performances and is known for his Jazz and Classical contributions. He worked with the Philip Glass Ensemble for many years, and also performed in the premiers of In C […]
Jack Johnson may refer to:
Jack Johnson (boxer) (1878–1946), African-American boxer
Jack Johnson (musician) (born 1975), Hawaiian singer-songwriter
Jack Johnson (gunfighter), nicknamed “Turkey Creek”
Jack Johnson (ice hockey) (born 1987)
Jack Johnson (actor)
Big Jack Johnson (born 1940), blues musician
Jack B. Johnson (born 1949), county executive for Prince George’s County, Maryland
Albert Ariel Bedwin Johnson aka “Jack” Johnson, tennis player
References
Hot Diamonds and […]
Mad River can refer to one of several rivers in North America
Canada
Mad River (British Columbia)
Mad River (Ontario)
United States
Mad River (California)
Mad River (Connecticut)
Mad River (Maine)
Mad River (Massachusetts)
Mad River (Cocheco River), a tributary of the Cocheco River in New Hampshire
Mad River (Pemigewasset River), a tributary of the Pemigewasset River in New Hampshire
Mad River (Ohio)
Mad River (Vermont)
Mad River […]
Diamond Bear Brewing Company is a beer brewery located in Little Rock, Arkansas. Diamond Bear derives its name from the fact Arkansas is the only state in the United States where diamonds are naturally found, and the fact Arkansas was once known as The Bear State.
External links
Diamond Bear Brewery
References
Corporate Entertainment - The Diamonds booking […]
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